How to Turn C Major into Anime Harmony
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Күн бұрынTaking a run-of-the-mill diatonic C major melody and bringing it to life with anime harmony!
Thanks to Gavin Leeper for helping me out with the reharmonization!
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@RyanLeach 2 жыл бұрын
Check out Gavin's channel! [Sakamoto, Hisaishi, et. al.] - Common Japanese Chord Progressions kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7GGaJuHu626aZ8.html
@6._d._.a._.n_.9 11 ай бұрын
Why was the last chord in the line cliche a d7? Is there any specific reason?
@eosborne6495 2 жыл бұрын
At this point, the Lick is like the rickroll of jazz. We just got Lickrolled.
@JohnFerrieMusic 2 жыл бұрын
I love the term Lickrolled 🤣
@veraval4046 2 жыл бұрын
i hate this
@Ashes2Europa 2 жыл бұрын
I will forever use this term now.
@yoshi27661 2 жыл бұрын
What would it be for classocal music
@andy-simmons 2 жыл бұрын
Lickrolled 😂
@lucvandoornick2323 2 жыл бұрын
The lick at the end in the english horn though 😂
@RyanLeach 2 жыл бұрын
That was all Gavin I swear
@Chris-uq4iz 2 жыл бұрын
I just love music meme culture hahaha
@gavinleepermusic 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah that one’s my fault lol
@walterholland1251 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the first time I heard Rite of Spring 😉.
@Tekl 2 жыл бұрын
I was like "did they just...? Oh yes, they did!" when I heard that end xD
@VallaMusic 2 жыл бұрын
so wonderful that Japan's culture never abandoned a more expanded harmonic palette - and love the final C6 with the shimmering strings at the video's end
@RyanLeach 2 жыл бұрын
You can't see it in the lead sheet but I intentionally stacked the upper part of the voicing in 4ths which I think really helps add to that sound
@VallaMusic 2 жыл бұрын
@@RyanLeach oh don't get me started ! - lol - the fourth is my most favorite interval !
@teb6483 2 жыл бұрын
The C6 chord sounds like Chrono Trigger
@ZenitsuKunn 2 жыл бұрын
@@teb6483 sn
@yuri_cobaia 2 жыл бұрын
this is literally JRPG music standart, damn, you guys cracked the code with this one, awesome job
@bunny2742 2 жыл бұрын
YOU DID NOT JUST HIT US WITH THE LICK AT THE END
@user-bf6gz8ej4o 2 жыл бұрын
The final version sounds like it's taken straight out of a Nintendo game :D Also nice implementation of the Lick.
@MiketheNerdRanger Жыл бұрын
No shot, it really does! Like if Pokémon and Legend of Zelda had a baby
@radred609 2 жыл бұрын
This sounds like it could have been pulled straight out of a visual novel soundtrack. You definitely nailed thew brief!
@BB_Sebring 2 жыл бұрын
I am by no means a music person, I'm studying engineering ffs. But god damn it, this is amazing. This type of transformation is what makes me awe about art. Turning the seemingly mundane into something to remember. That and I'm a sucker for music in the vein of Joe Hisaishi. Great Explanation for someone who never learned music theory, but could explain how instruments produce music
@MelodiCat753 2 жыл бұрын
This makes me happy, as through composing, I discovered on my own the things done in Japanese music because that was the music I grew up listening to!
@pedrosilvamusician 2 жыл бұрын
I actually had a project in which I had been requested 5 japanese style songs, and I had a big problem trying to make them sound "japanese". I used a bunch of japanese scales and stuck with those, but never really thought about using different chords and borrowing chords from other scales. Sounds incredible
@WhitePaintbrush 2 жыл бұрын
Wow that final chord is just magical
@charlesparsons5171 2 жыл бұрын
Two years ago I was asked to write a piano piece in a JRPG style. I had no idea where to start as I never really consumed much Japanese content. So my intuitive subconscious didn’t drift that way when composing. REALLY wish I had this video to boil down those concepts! This was a great watch 😌
@jonetxaniz783 2 жыл бұрын
This sure sounds like anime music! Especially that chromatic fall? (idk how you call it) from Am to F, then the last 4 bars sound a LOT like they would come from a certain videogame series about a blonde guy with pointy ears who goes on an adventure… someone must like those a lot
@audielavalos9619 2 жыл бұрын
CESH or line cliché
@garbagiomusic 2 жыл бұрын
That Wind Rises thumbnail won me, even though i know very little about music theory 🤣
@nataliem4434 2 жыл бұрын
Loving seeing collabs like this on YT! I found Gavin's "Common Japanese Chord Progressions" a long time ago and it was instrumental in me understanding what I was hearing in anime music, as there is a real dearth of info about this in the english speaking music theory community!
@gavinleepermusic 2 жыл бұрын
Happy we can help you!
@JustJamesEm 2 жыл бұрын
This is great! Simple and clear enough to follow but not afraid to dive into the harder concepts. Music is gorgeous too
@pikupixel5094 2 жыл бұрын
omg when the winds came in to perform the highest tension part of the song, it had such a cute sound. I really love your stuff, and what you do with textures and colors!
@Tayday12 2 жыл бұрын
this is honestly fantastic. i, who know nothing about music theory but have always been a long time lover of the japanese sound, am absolutely blown away by the breakdown. great videos
@whuangjaison6931 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice! I especially like the Em9 with the Lydian color. I also think Japanese harmony is instead of normal jazz, but more modal-music with jazz harmony and modal interchanges, plus, at the same moment they reduce the chord notes. So you will see very often it is just a F7(no3) G7(no3) Asus->A something like that. And you can easily find non-standard chord like nor 3 or sus, but the bass motion explains well what harmony function it is, and meanwhile that have some tensions. And you can explain them in modal harmony function(or modal interchange) than a tonal harmony function. And I feel instead of Jazz-influence, it is maybe more Piazzolla's tango harmony influenced those Japanese composers. I always hear a lot of Piazzolla's chords progressions in their music instead of Duke Ellington's or John Coltrane's. It is just happened that people can also use jazz theory to explain Piazzolla's harmony. Piazzolla definitely influenced Japanese modern music a lot for some reasons. Just some thoughts to share. I might be wrong. I love this topic of video. I am so happy someone is making video of the topic in youtube that I really interested. Thank you so much!!
@f.joaquinrevilla 2 жыл бұрын
This information is so priceless. Thank you very much Ryan, i'm in love with your channel!
@yariku 2 жыл бұрын
Waiting for this since months. Thank you!
@nathanbegel4505 2 жыл бұрын
The final result was beautiful combining your very gentle melody with some interesting harmonies!
@gavinleepermusic 2 жыл бұрын
7:26 I just realized that the LH line here is a small reference to Sakamoto's "Bibo no Aozora"! At least it has a similar contour.
@brick6694 2 жыл бұрын
Hi gavin
@OscarJustian 2 жыл бұрын
That's a huge transformation grom the basic harmonization used at the beginning! Amazing!
@Jad042 2 жыл бұрын
Nice collab and awesome arrangement, it's amazing to see how music theory helps understand and describe musical registers so accurately
@boiboi7717 2 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing video! I always love to see content related to this subject. Great stuff guys, keep it up!!
@LosantoBeats 2 жыл бұрын
That last piece was beautiful.
@pianocrasher 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool and interesting! I think I already use some of these techniques when I play piano. It’s so impressive when anime music drops some ‘off diatonic’ chords in the chord progression. It makes the music much more alive and fascinating. Thank you for your clear explanation! I just joined your community & I like the way you teach new music theory stuff. Greetings from Germany 😊
@richardsargent4444 2 жыл бұрын
Man, I love this collaborative effort!!
@toceecee2secondsago564 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely felt like I was in a final fantasy game. I hardly know anything about music theory but this video and your other videos on Japanese music theory helped me to understand why I enjoy listening to it so much. Thank you!
@danfm1 2 жыл бұрын
having found you right when my composing homework became harder is like a blessing lol, now my music sounds at least somewhat presentable
@damo_gauci 2 жыл бұрын
Really awesome video! Very well explained and it made a lot of sense too. It's amazing how much better it sounds with a few chord extensions and using chords from other keys. The arrangement really sounded like something from Studio Ghibli at the end!
@petersblock 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool video Ryan! The final version sounds amazing. It would be very interesting to see how you approached the orchestration of this piece. Greetings from Germany :D
@RyanLeach 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yea it would've probably been a good idea to record myself doing that..
@anarchic_ramblings Жыл бұрын
I like how you added 'the lick' to the end.
@chedddargoblin 2 жыл бұрын
I recently came across both of these channels separately so it’s cool to see this crossover so soon!!
@monkeyrilla Жыл бұрын
So nice. Definitely enjoying these videos!
@rishabhraj_ 2 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for this! Really helpful 🤍
@Retskrid 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video I learn so much watching your content thanks!
@JonTorrence 2 жыл бұрын
Loved this… and the lick comin in hot at the end did it for me 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@vgmbard3136 2 жыл бұрын
This channel is amazing. This channel has given me alot of inspiration. The tip about not introducing your most colorful chords is awesome. I tend to do that and thats why I can't make a long piece that continues matching the beginning. It's because I don't know enough interesting chords to keep the piece moving. I tend to stay on these chords with minor variations. :D I have a problem with making intros from a motifs. I think that it will really help new writers like me to know how to slowly increase the complexity from a single motif. I have a 5 note motif that I have been experimenting with and I could keep it going because I start off on a bm9 then lead to a A6/9 then into a dmaj11/G finishing with E7(#9) leading to Aadd9. It is very hard to keep the momentum of so many different color tones. I now have the idea to lead into these. Thank you very much. I'm writing something for the April competition and it will be my first complete piece of composition. Tips from anyone welcome.
@kendallperry9247 2 жыл бұрын
These are very helpful videos. It'd be really neat to see one explaining Hindemith's approach to counterpoint.
@ArgoBeats Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video, Ryan
@llamaking1071 2 жыл бұрын
I was here before you hit 10k subs... so like a week ago XD. I love to see this channel getting the attention it deserves. It truly is a gold mine.
@RyanLeach 2 жыл бұрын
Ha thanks, yea the last few weeks have been wild
@johnscherer5686 2 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I’ve ever heard the b7 chord be referred to as the “4 of 4”. I kinda dig it.
@ClowdyHowdy 7 ай бұрын
This is insane, I love it. The end result sounds so damn good.
@ahsouke527 2 жыл бұрын
THE DECEPTIVE CADENCE I NEEDED THAT THX
@XX-vz4kb 2 жыл бұрын
This is sooo good!! Thank you
@zephaniahmcdaniels 2 жыл бұрын
Bruh I literally just watched his channel the other day, this is great!
@walterholland1251 2 жыл бұрын
This is effing brilliant!!
@asc2454 Жыл бұрын
amazing video bro!
@coopdawg7203 2 жыл бұрын
I have a request, in songs by the cure, don’t change by inxs, heroes by David Bowie, and 1979 by smashing pumpkins, they all have this melancholy kinda sound to them and I can’t crack it
@chuckvalentine 2 жыл бұрын
Great content as always! thanks!
@gorgestboi1028 2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the licc at the end
@BazColne 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. And well explained. Many thanks.
@Sara-lk2yr Жыл бұрын
The result Is very nice! 😊👏
@damienmorrow912 2 жыл бұрын
I love these videos. Just found you today. Subscribed right away.
@gabrieldelconti6388 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, love the minor key merged with major key
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Thank you! Very useful!
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This guy is addictive. It’s hard to stop watching him.
@johnmac8084 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, over 51k subs today, more than double since just 9 days ago, this is fantastic. Only just discovered you & subbed 4 days ago, looks like many others have too. Great music channel, you deserve it, but how is this happening so fast? Congratulations
@jessicaszturmann609 Жыл бұрын
Wow, that was beautiful-
@Nicenigel14 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video concept, excellent execution 👌
@RyanLeach 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@J-MLindeMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Well this was cool, heading to Gavin's channel now!
@dmstudiosheetmusic9082 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! This will help me!
@andriiostroushko1683 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing lesson. Thank you :)
@orangenotviolet 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely helpfull video, amazing!
@stefanoziggiotti 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you, really interesting 😍
@kappabravomusic2101 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice phrasing btw. Enjoyable piece.
@bjc_ 2 жыл бұрын
Love the liccc at the end!
@1hotday1 Жыл бұрын
Wow, that's beautiful!
@RyanLeach Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@V15lol 2 жыл бұрын
Leach upload at 6am wooo
@willzang3000 2 жыл бұрын
That b6 b7 thing in the last crescendo there, WOW hectic FF7 vibe
@hi_micama 2 жыл бұрын
WOW very fan of the orchestration
@pietart3596 11 ай бұрын
I learn and enjoyed this video so much! Would love to see your take on Anime melodies
@RowdyClouds 2 жыл бұрын
You should show the whole arrangement though so the viewers can have a better comprehension of what’s happening. Love this video though, I’ve always told people you want anime music? It’s essentially just Jazz.
@freewheelburning8834 2 жыл бұрын
you guys have a gift
@Ruiner_Meracles 2 жыл бұрын
I barely understand music theory but somehow I'm always checking the channel for more content 🙏
@andoniarrigorriaga2985 2 жыл бұрын
Super smooth
@LokiBeckonswow 2 жыл бұрын
damn that was such a nice video and experiment, great content
@estebanperezgueren8518 2 жыл бұрын
the lick haha, great video!
@A145 2 жыл бұрын
THIS IS AMAZING
@stevewood694 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool. iv- would be another great chord to go to for the sound you're looking for, as would ii-7b5; utilizing the b6 of the key.
@user-ku4gf5hw9l 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks to the English subtitles, Google Translate is more accurate and I can understand the video content. Thanks for a great channel!
@danielbaesler7936 2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! If you were to make a video on how to effectively use diminished chords with an orchestra, that'd be awesome!
@anti64 2 жыл бұрын
The lick thoo, so smooth haha
@Somanybeats 2 жыл бұрын
My Boy Gavin! Nice surprise!
@SpiralFlip 2 жыл бұрын
Really nice video!
@freyafoxmusic 2 жыл бұрын
That felt so awesome thank you so much . Much Zelda
@mkbest 2 жыл бұрын
The final version, especially the second half, reminded me a lot of Dragon Quest music.
@shindizzel5154 2 жыл бұрын
thats really cool
@EmjayMusic05 2 жыл бұрын
Literally sounds like its from studio ghibli thats so cool
@Danielupri 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice explanation! It has some Clannad vibes... and the Lick. I love it!
@prod.goldgator8377 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@Somanybeats 2 жыл бұрын
Great Job... That's what I call colorful
@willzang3000 2 жыл бұрын
dooooooope video G
@ethanmulvihill7177 Жыл бұрын
Imperfect cadence Andy
@albrin 2 жыл бұрын
superb!
@ericclayton9080 2 жыл бұрын
Holy shid...that got intense toward the end.
@ErisFaye 2 жыл бұрын
The amount of licks here!
SMOL Italian
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